Then, in 2010, Althouse said he finally got around to watching the 2003 films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions," where he "immediately recognized similarities to his own work -- including plugs in the back of characters' necks, robot-like 'agents' dressed in suits, and characters trapped in a train station."

In addition to the Wachowskis, Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver have also been named in the lawsuit.